Senate first readers 1997 January 14

SB 43.

By Senators Burton of the 5th, Blitch of the 7th, Hill of the 4th and others:
A bill to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to require the presentation of identification by an elector at or prior to the completion of a voter's certificate and prior to admission to the enclosed space at any polling place; to provide what shall constitute proper identification.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations (General).

SB 44.

By Senators Crotts of the 17th, Madden of the 47th, Balfour of the 9th and others:
A bill to amend Code Section 49-4-146.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unlawful acts relative to the Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977, so as to provide that the Department of Human Resources may bar a provider which is not a natural person from participating in such Act if such provider or certain agents or employees have been convicted of violating such Act; to provide an exception.

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

SB 45.

By Senators Abernathy of the 38th, Stokes of the 43rd, Thomas of the 10th and others:
A bill to amend Chapter 6 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair trade practices in the business of insurance, so as to define the practice of redlining in the insurance business; to require each insurer in this state to submit an annual report; to provide for a grading system based on each such report; to provide for the dissemination of certain information; to provide for penalties.

Referred to Committee on Insurance and Labor.

SB 46.

By Senators Dean of the 31st, Marable of the 52nd and Guhl of the 45th:
A bill to amend Code Section 17-10-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the fixing of sentence and suspension or probation of sentence, so as to change certain provisions relating to certain offenders who are charged with a misdemeanor involving physical injury or an attempt to commit physical injury or terroristic threats or with a new felony and who are not entitled to bond pending a hearing on the revocation of their parole or probation except under certain procedures and conditions.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

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SB 47.

By Senators Dean of the 31st, Marable of the 52nd and Guhl of the 45th:
A bill to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to provide for certification by the Department of Corrections of copies of compilations of the computerized records of the department.

Referred to Committee on Corrections, Institutions & Property.

Correctional

SB 48.

By Senators Dean of the 31st, Marable of the 52nd and Guhl of the 45th:
A bill to amend Code Section 42-5-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the hiring out of inmates and the sale of products produced by inmates, so as to provide that any private person, organization, or corporation with whom the commissioner of corrections has contracted may utilize penal labor in the same manner as any such labor may be utilized by any other penal institution operated under the authority of the Board of Corrections.

Referred to Committee on Corrections, Correctional Institutions & Property.

SR 4.

By Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st, Henson of the 55th and others:
A resolutionn creating the Joint Study Committee on Home Study Programs.

Referred to Committee on Rules.

SR 5.

By Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st, Henson of the SSth and Madden of the 47th:
A resolution creating the Senate Study Committee on Random Student Drug Testing.

Referred to Committee on Rules.

SR 6.

By Senators Cheeks of the 23rd and Kemp of the 3rd:
A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that no person who is a defaulter for federal, state, or local taxes shall be eligible to hold any public office in this state; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection.

Referred to Committee on Ethics.

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SR 8.

By Senators Cheeks of the 23rd and Kemp of the 3rd:
A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to reserve to the people of the state the power to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution and to enact or reject the same; to provide procedures and restrictions connected therewith; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection.

Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.

SR 17.

By Senators Crotts of the 17th, Hill of the 4th, Bowen of the 13th and others:
A resolution creating the Senate Driver's Education Study Committee.

Referred to Committee on Rules.

SR 21.
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By Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st and Madden of the 47th:
A resolution creating the Joint Study Committee on
School Choice Vouchers.

Referred to Committee on Rules.

SR 22.

By Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st and Madden of the 47th:
A resolution creating the Senate Committee on School Choice Vouchers.

Referred to Committee on Rules.

SR 23.

By Senators Dean of the 31st, Broun of the 46th and Marable of the 52nd:
A resolution creating the Senate Music Industry Committee, an interim study committee, and a citizens' advisory council thereto.

Referred to Committee on Rules.

SR 32.

By Senator Balfour of the 9th:
A resolution commending the Brookwood High School football team.

Read and adopted.

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SENATE FIRST READERS Tuesday, January 14, 1997
SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 3.

By Senator Cheeks of the 23rd:
A bill to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to provide for the reimbursement by state inmates of certain costs of incarceration; to provide for definitions; to provide for in rem proceedings, appointment of guardians, and judgment; to provide for procedures relative thereto.

Referred to Committee on Corrections, Institutions & Property.

Correctional

SB 4.

By Senator Cheeks of the 23rd:
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide that of fenders convicted of a felony shall not be eligible for consideration for parole or other early release; to provide exceptions.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 5.

By Senator Cheeks of the 23rd:
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide that no person who has been convicted of a second or subsequent offense of child molestation or who has been convicted of a first offense of aggravated child molestation shall be eligible for parole until such person undergoes medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment or its chemical equivalent.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 6.

By Senators Cheeks of the 23rd and Kemp of the 3rd:
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of offenses against public health and morals, so as to prohibit the sale to minors of objects which look like syringes or other drug paraphernalia.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 7.

By Senators Cheeks of the 23rd and Kemp of the 3rd:
A bill to amend Chapter 3 of Title 41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to places used for unlawful sexual purposes, so as to provide that real property upon which substantial selling of drug paraphernalia or drug related objects occurs may be declared a nuisance; to define certain terms; to provide for knowledge of such activity.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 8.

By Senator Cheeks of the 23rd:
A bill to amend Chapter 1 of Title 41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nuisances generally, so as to provide that sport shooting ranges complying with existing law shall not be deemed nuisances as a result of changed circumstances; to limit rights of action against such ranges under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

SB 9.

By Senator Cheeks of the 23rd:

A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide that

the governing authority of Richmond County shall be a

board

of

commissioners

consisting

of

a

chairperson-mayor and ten members" so as to provide

that the chairperson-mayor shall have a vote in matters

before the board of commissioners only to make or break

a tie vote or to create a majority vote of six.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.

SB 10.

By Senator Cheeks of the 23rd:

A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide that

the governing authority of Richmond County shall be a

board

of

commissioners

consisting

of

a

chairperson-mayor and ten members," as amended, so as

to provide that membership of boards, commissions,

committees, panels, authorities, or other entities

shall be appointed by such governing authority without

the recommendation of the Richmond County delegation to

the General Assembly.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.

SB 11.

By Senator Cheeks of the 23rd:
A bill to amend an Act creating the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority, as amended, so as to provide for appointment of members; to provide for the termination of the terms of certain members.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations.

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SB 12.

By Senator Broun of the 46th:
A bill to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to exclude from the requirements of open and public meetings certain meetings pertaining to the recruitment of business and industry; to protect from public disclosure certain records pertaining to the recruitment of business and industry.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Cultural Affairs.

SB 13.

By Senator Broun of the 46th:
A bill to amend Code Section 10-5-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of registration of securities dealers and salesmen, so as to provide that it is not an unethical practice to split commissions with certain unregistered persons.

Referred to Committee on Consumer Affairs.

SB 14.

By Senator Tysinger of the 41st:
A bill to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to gambling, so as to authorize manufacturing, processing, selling, possessing, and transporting gaming equipment, devices, and other materials for use in jurisdictions where those equipment and devices are legal.

Referred to Committee on Science, Technology and Industry.

SB 15.

By Senators Taylor of the 12th, Brown of the 26th, Oliver of the 42nd and others:
A bill to provide that persons who are convicted of rape and aggravated sodomy shall serve minimum terms of imprisonment which shall not be suspended, probated, deferred, or withheld by the sentencing judge and to restrict the granting of paroles, earned time, or, other such sentence reducing measures to persons convicted of these serious offenses; to provide for legislative findings.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 16.

By Senators Hooks of the 14th, Egan of the 40th, Taylor of the 12th and Bowen of the 13th:
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to education, so as to designate Plains High School as the official Georgia state school.

Referred to Committee on Education.

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SB 17.

By Senators Hill of the 4th, Crotts of the 17th, Bowen of the 13th and others:
A bill to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to change certain provisions relating to drivers' .license exemptions; to change certain provisions relating to persons not to be licensed; to provide for the issuance of a provisional license to drivers at least 16 years of age; to provide for a new class of license; to change certain provisions relating to instruction permits.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 18.

By Senators Scott of the 36th, Langford of the 29th, Oliver of the 42nd and others:
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings, so as to provide that juveniles found to have committed certain acts may be ordered to be incarcerated in juvenile rehabilitation camps; to provide that upon a second and subsequent such finding, the juvenile shall be ordered incarcerated in such a camp.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 19.

By Senators Scott of the 36th, Langford of the 29th, Oliver of the 42nd and others:
A bill to amend Code Section 12-5-23.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste-water discharge limitations and penalties, so as to provide that a certain moratorium shall not apply to certain publicly funded facilities.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

SB 20.

By Senators Thomas of the 10th, Price of the 56th, Thomas of the 54th and Madden of the 47th:
A bill to amend Code Section 16-13-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, prohibiting the sale and possession of dangerous drugs, so as to provide for an additional exception to such prohibition.

Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.

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SB 21.

By Senators Brown of the 26th, Perdue of the 18th, Walker of the 22nd and others:
A bill to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary, secondary, and adult education, so as to provide for State Board of Education policies relating to facilities which are historic landmarks; to provide for use of capital outlay funds for facilities registered as historic landmarks under certain conditions; to provide for common minimum facility requirements for buildings registered as historic landmarks.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 22.

By Senator Johnson of the 1st:
A bill to amend Code Section 31-6-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificate of need required for offering health services, so as to provide for exemptions for certain mobile services.

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

SB 23.

By Senators Johnson of the 1st, Clay of the 37th and Cagle of the 49th:
A bill to amend Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pardons and paroles, so as to provide that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall develop and implement a system whereby any interested citizen of this state shall be permitted to contact the board through an electronic calling system or by other means and receive information relating to persons who have been convicted of a felony, who have been paroled, and whose current addresses on file with the board are located within the ZIP Code area where the person making the inquiry resides.

Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.

SB 24.

By Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Land of the 16th, Starr of the 44th and Perdue of the 18th:
A bill to amend Code Section 49-5-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Human Resources with regard to children and youth services, so as to change a provision relating to the amount of financial assistance which may be provided to families adopting hard-to-place children.

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

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SB 25.

By Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Egan of the 40th, Taylor of the 12th and others:
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state school superintendent, so as to repeal certain provisions relating to the qualifications of the state school superintendent.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 26.

By Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Land of the 16th, Starr of the 44th and others:
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings, and Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to legitimacy, so as to provide for jurisdiction in the juvenile court for petitions for legitimation; to provide for transfer to the superior court for jury trials regarding visitation or support if requested by either parent.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 27.

By Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Land of the 16th, Starr of the 44th and others:
A bill to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings and parental rights, Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adoption, and Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to children and youth services, so as to change provisions relating to placement of a child following an order terminating parental rights.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

SB 28.

By Senators Oliver of the 42nd, Land of the 16th, Starr of the 44th and others:
A bill to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings and parental rights, Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adoption, and Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Child Support Recovery Act," so as to add definitions; to provide for a certificate from the putative father registry as an amendment to petitions seeking termination of the rights of a biological father who is not a legal father.

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

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SB 29.

By Senators Abernathy of the 38th, Taylor of the 12th, Hooks of the 14th and others:
A bill to amend Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of employment of public school system personnel, so as to delete provisions which would allow a decrease in local salary supplements for certain public school personnel under certain circumstances if a public hearing is held on the subject.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 30.

By Senator Boshears of the 6th:
A bill to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to provide that two or more volunteer fire departments may form a nonprofit corporation; to allow said nonprofit corporation to apply for state funding grants as if it were a local governmental entity.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations (General).

SB 31.

By Senator Boshears of the 6th:
A bill to amend Code Section 40-6-391 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, so as to provide that judges may impose increased fines on nonresident offenders in lieu of community service.

Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.

SB 32.

By Senator Boshears of the 6th:
A bill to amend Code Section 36-1-11.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the expenditure of funds by counties for insurance and other employment benefits, so as to prohibit the payment or recej.pt of cash compensation instead of the offered or benefit.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations (General).

SB 33.

By Senator Boshears of the 6th:
A bill to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the merit system of personnel administration generally, so as to change certain provisions relating to purposes and principles; to change certain provisions relating to composition of classified and unclassified service.

Referred to Committee on Insurance and Labor.

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SB 34.

By Senator Boshears of the 6th:
A bill to amend Code Section 5-6-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cases requiring application for appeal to the Court of Appeals or to the Supreme Court, so as to provide for direct appeal from decisions of the superior courts reviewing decisions of the State Board of Workers' Compensation.

Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.

SB 35.

By Senator Boshears of the 6th:
A bill to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to practice and procedure in state courts of counties, so as to provide for deferred partial payment of judgments in state courts.

Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.

SB 36:

By Senators Boshears of the 6th and Blitch of the 7th:
A bill to amend Chapter 9 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Medical Consent Law," so as to provide for emergency nonconsensual custody, transport, and medical treatment for persons who are in imminent danger of death as a result of attempted suicide; to provide for definitions; to provide for immunity from liability.

Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.

SB 37.

By Senator Boshears of the 6th:
A bill to amend Chapter 5 of Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardians of incapacitated adults, so as to change which physicians and psychologists may make certain affidavits and perform certain evaluations and change the time for conducting certain emergency hearings.

Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.

SB 38.

By Senators Boshears of the 6th, Ralston of the Slst and Johnson of the 1st:
A bill to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to require minors to be enrolled in public or private school, home study, or certain other courses of study or to have graduated from high school or received an equivalency diploma or certificate of high school completion as a requirement of issuance of a driver's license.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

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SB 39.

By Senators Boshears of the 6th, Ralston of the 51st and Johnson of the 1st:
A bill to amend Code Section 42-1-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the registration of sexually violent predators, so as to change the provisions relating to the release of information collected under the state registration program; to provide that the information collected under the state registration program may be disclosed for any purpose authorized by state or federal law.

Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary.

SB 40.

By Senators Boshears of the 6th, Glanton of the 34th, Gochenour of the 27th and Balfour of the 9th:
A bill to amend Chapter 5 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to libraries, so as to provide for the adoption and implementation of policies which reasonably restrict the access of minors to materials which are harmful to minors and which are physically stored at public and school libraries; to define a certain term.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 41.

By Senators Thomas of the 10th, Walker of the 22nd, Brown of the 26th and others:
A bill to amend Code Section 20-2-142 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prescribed courses relating to the development and dissemination of instructional materials on the effect of alcohol, so as to provide for a course of study in home economics which includes parenting education as prescribed by the Department of Education for all state funded schools with grades seven or eight.

Referred to Committee on Education.

SB 42.

By Senators Hooks of the 14th, Starr of the 44th, Crotts of the 17th and others:
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A bill to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require a municipal corporation, a county, or any other political subdivision of the State of Georgia to provide a minimum amount of insurance for damages on account of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle by the municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision.

Referred to Committee on Insurance and Labor.

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